Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh System-Wide Video Game Tournament : featuring Rock Band (Wii)

Think you and your friends have what it takes to win Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Battle of the Bands?  Prove it!
Starting this Friday, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is hosting its first ever Teen System-Wide Video Game Tournament!  Sign up for one of our Semi-Finals for your chance to compete in the Finals and win great [...]

Pre-Register for the Teen Madden 09 Tournament

Think you got what it takes to challenge Pittsburgh teens in Madden supremacy and win a $50 check card? Join us at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Teen space (4400 Forbes Ave., in Oakland), where 16 players will take to the field on Sunday, January 25th @ 12:30 PM for all the big [...]

Deconstruct a Tee, Discuss Magyk or Hear Spooky Stories at Beechview

No more boring tee shirts in Beechview after Saturday, September 20! Come at 3:00 p.m. with a T-shirt you don’t mind altering or use one of ours (Seriously, though, ours are either plain or have Summer Reading writing all over them.) We’ll use ideas ideas from “Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-shirt.” I’ll provide [...]

August in Hazelwood

On Friday, August 8th, at 2:00 pm, we will be making beaded jewelry. Necklaces, bracelets, and anklets. You can also make jangly tassels for purses and backpacks, if you wish. Join us on Thursday, August 14th for some PS2 games. If I know us, it will probably be Dragonball.
I don’t have the most jam-packed teen [...]

Guitar Hero Heroes and Other Game Afficinados, Join Us for a Lock-in at Beechview Library

    Know any better way to spend a summer night than three hours of competing against other Guitar Heroes? Or hanging around playing Twister, Scattegories, Cranium, Trivial Pursuit Greatest Hits or Monopoly Here and Now with friends? If this sounds like your kind of fun (or if you just want to get out of the [...]

Summer ar Beechview Rocks, too

Sign up for Summer Reading during the week of June 9 and net a hot dog, drink and chips at our Kick-off June 14, 11a.m. to 2 p.m. Free book as soon as you sign up. Every week you add something you’ve read, you’re elgible to win a Best Buy ot Target gift card.
We’ll also [...]

Beat your mom at wii

As on any other first Saturday, we’ll have gaming at Beechview for teens April 5 at 1:00 p.m. But look out! From 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., we open it up to anybody human. So if you’ve been dying to challenge your dad, your grandmother or your 10-year-old cousin, here’s your chance.
                                             Tina, Teen Librarian, CLP Beechview

Meet the Pros at the ‘Con.

It’s that time of year again, the time when all fanboys, gamers, and fluent Klingon speakers emerge from the long, cold winter of no crossover storylines and Christmas releases of bad sci-fi movies. Yes, that’s right true believers, it’s COMICON TIME!!
The 2008 Pittsburgh Comicon runs from April 25-27 at the ExpoMart in Monroeville. The list [...]

Looking Forward to April Events

If you’re looking for something to do, come to Hazelwood this April. On Thursday, April 10 we have the PS2 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. On Saturday, April 19 we will be waking up (UGH!) super early for Hazelwood Clean Up Day. The library has its very own clean up crew featuring 4 members so far–and more [...]

Wii Time

Teens! Still searching for a Wii? Well search no more. Come play our Wii, Saturday, April 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Mt. Washington 315 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15211. 412.381.3380                
Barb Lawler CLP-Mt. Washington